Douglas Alabama Map

About Douglas, Alabama

Douglas is a locality in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 761. The population density is 86.3 people per km². Douglas is located at 34.1683°N, 86.3234°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Douglas is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 35967, 35964, 35957.

Douglas occupies a quiet expanse of red-clay earth where the horizon is defined by the steady, upward reach of woodland and the rugged silhouette of Castle Rock rising two miles away. It lies 1.3 miles south-southwest of Fort Payne, AL (from Fort Payne, AL: bearing 203°T), and is situated 8.2 miles southeast of Rainsville. The air here holds a distinct weight, thick with the scent of pine and the damp, cooling breath that lifts from Bear Creek as it meanders just a mile from the center. Within the immediate landscape, Douglas Community Park serves as the primary anchor for the local pace, offering a patch of managed green that contrasts with the wilder, tangled brush of the surrounding backcountry. To the east, the low-lying terrain of Railroad Valley draws the eye toward a horizon that feels vast and unhurried, while the distant, shimmering surface of Weiss Lake remains a twelve-mile presence that influences the regional moisture and the soft, diffused quality of light at dusk.

Agriculture remains the quiet engine of life in Douglas, where fields of pecans and seasonal crops have long dictated the rhythm of the calendar. The local economy is tied to the stubborn, productive nature of the soil, reflecting a history of settlement that prioritized the utility of the land over the frantic expansion found elsewhere. Residents move with a deliberate grace, accustomed to the seasonal shift from the humid heat of midsummer to the crisp, clear stillness of autumn evenings. While the memory of the past lingers in the architecture of older homesteads and the layout of the back roads, the daily life of Douglas remains focused on the practicalities of the present, maintaining a character that is defined more by the persistence of the seasons and the cycle of the harvest than by the noise of the outside world.

About This Douglas Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Douglas, Alabama. Coordinates: 34.168258, -86.323386. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Douglas includes the ZIP code (35967, 35964, 35957), telephone area code (334, 205), county seat of DeKalb County (Fort Payne), and school district assignment (Marshall County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.